DB transfer activity decreased marginally over December 2025, while transfer values stabilised — according to data from XPS. Its figures show with an annualised rate of just 15 out of 1,000 members...
Aviva has completed a £4m full scheme buy-out with the pension scheme of Finnair — the largest airline in Finland. Aviva initially completed a buy-in and within just two months moved to...
Legal & General have completed a full buy-out of the Pensions Management Institute’s retirement and death benefits scheme. Barnett Waddingham advised on this transaction, which sees L&G take over the administration and...
DB pension surpluses rose by £31bn over 2025, with schemes maintaining strong funding positions throughout December according to XPS Group. Its analysis show that surplus funds within these schemes remain at record...
Brittany Ferries has secured a £35m full scheme buy-in with Just Group. Broadstone provided advisory and administration services on the deal, offering annuity broking alongside its role as scheme actuary. The transaction...
Pensions consultancy Quantum Advisory has been appointed as a third-party administration provider to Just Group. In this new role Quantum will offer dedicated member support to schemes, following a bulk annuity transaction....
The funding position of defined benefit schemes continued to strengthen in December, after a positive 2025 for the sector. The latest PPF 7800 Index shows the estimated aggregate funding position of DB...
Last year marked a period of ‘radical decline’ in the redress paid to those wrongly advised to transfer out of DB schemes, with the majority of members now receiving nothing at all....
Broadstone advised on more than £500m of bulk purchase annuity business through its SM&RT Insure proposition during a record 2025. This proposition is designed to offer an efficient process for small and...
Interest in DB superfunds is rising, with nearly two thirds of pension professionals saying they are more likely to consider them than they were 18 months ago, according to polling by the...
